Juliet, Naked

This past weekend, I went to see Juliet, Naked with the Missus. It's a movie based on a novel by Nick Hornby, best known for High Fidelity. Like that story, this one is a sort of doomed love story rooted in a plot about music. What I love about his brand of love stories is how they are informed by the fact that love is often an intense form of friendship, and that real love can't exist without friendship.

The cast was wonderful in this movie. Ethan Hawke as the 90's indie songwriter that gave everything up and walked away, was brilliant. He was funny, yet moving when the reason for his walking away was revealed. Chris O'Dowd was hilarious, as always. But the real center of the movie is Rose Byrne who portrays a character's dissatisfaction with her current life, and the difficulties one faces in trying to change that situation. 

This is one of those movies that is probably not that memorable. The kind that years later, you might not remember the plot. But it's the kind of movie that affects you as you watch it, and those thoughts will stay with you even when the lights fade. I really enjoyed it and recommend it.